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“Preise” and “Preises” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,488
“Preise” frequency rank
#12,562
“Preises” frequency rank
14050
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Preise Preises
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Preis Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Preis

Where the eye mixes Preise and Preises

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Preise
7 ch
Preises

Look-alike desk: Preise vs Preises

A purely visual mix-up. Preise ([ˈpʁaɪ̯zə]) and Preises ([ˈpʁaɪ̯zəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Preise” sits inside “Preises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Preise is recorded at frequency rank #1,488, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpʁaɪ̯zə]. Preises is at rank #12,562, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpʁaɪ̯zəs].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 14050, this pair ranks #1,953,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Preise vs Preises

Shared letters: eiprs. Private to "Preise": -. Private to "Preises": -.

"Preise" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV  ·  "Preises" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Preiseperise · ppreise · preies · preisse · presie · priese · prreise · rpeise
  • Preisesperises · ppreises · preiess · preisess · preisses · presies · prieses · prreises

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Preise" for "Preises" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpʁaɪ̯zə] versus [ˈpʁaɪ̯zəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Preise" or "Preises"?
"Preise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,488 in our German list, against #12,562 for "Preises". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Preise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Preises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,953,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Preise" and "Preises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Preises vs pries". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,953,906 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list